University of Sheffield

Founded
in 1905, the University of Sheffield has grown in reputation and size to become
one of the UK’s leading universities with a global reputation for teaching and
research. As part of the UK Russell Group, the University is a premier-league,
research-led institution with over 25,000 students including more than 6,000
international students from 116 countries and over 7,000 members of staff.

The University of Sheffield was
voted number one in the UK for student experience in the 2014-2015 Times Higher
Education Student Experience Survey. This amazing accolade further strengthens
the University’s position as an internationally renowned institution not only
for academic excellence but also student experience. In addition to being voted
number one overall, the University was judged top for high quality facilities,
a good social life, good accommodation and its Students’ Union. Students also
scored the University highly in the good support and welfare, well-structured
courses and good library categories. It's also renowned for its
friendliness and sense of community; an experience which students enjoy so much
that many settle in Sheffield after they graduate.

The
University’s research partners and clients include: Boeing, Rolls Royce,
Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more household
names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and charitable
foundations.

The
University has produced a number of leading figures in the area of research
including five Nobel Prize winners, 12 fellows of the Royal Academy of
Engineering and 18 fellows of the Royal Society, and many of our alumni have
gone on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence around the
world.